Sex, Skulls, and Citizens : Gender and Racial Science in Argentina (1860-1910) /

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"Based on analysis of a wide variety of late-nineteenth-century sources, this book argues that indigenous and white women shaped Argentine scientific racism as well as its application to projects aiming to create a white, civilized nation. The writers studied here, scientists, anthropologists,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kerr, Ashley Elizabeth, 1984- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Nashville, Tennessee : Vanderbilt University Press, [2020]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
White nationalism.
Sex discrimination.
Sex.
Race relations.
Race discrimination.
Indigenous peoples.
Ethnology.
LITERARY CRITICISM / Caribbean & Latin American
Nationalisme blanc > Argentine > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Sexualite > Argentine > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Discrimination sexuelle > Argentine > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Discrimination raciale > Argentine > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Ethnologie > Argentine > Histoire > 19e siecle.
White nationalism > Argentina > History > 19th century.
Sex > Argentina > History > 19th century.
Sex discrimination > Argentina > History > 19th century.
Race discrimination > Argentina > History > 19th century.
Indigenous peoples > Argentina > History > 19th century.
Ethnology > Argentina > History > 19th century.
Argentina.
Argentina > Race relations > History > 19th century.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"Based on analysis of a wide variety of late-nineteenth-century sources, this book argues that indigenous and white women shaped Argentine scientific racism as well as its application to projects aiming to create a white, civilized nation. The writers studied here, scientists, anthropologists, and novelists, including Estanislao Zeballos, Lucio and Eduarda Mansilla, Ramon Lista, and Florence Dixie, reflect on indigenous sexual practices, analyze the advisability and effects of interracial sex, and use the language of desire to narrate encounters with indigenous peoples as they try to scientifically pinpoint Argentina's racial identity and future potential"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (240 pages).
ISBN:9780826522733

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